The final Thursday in November doesn’t have a patent on people giving thanks. It’s got a proper title — Thanksgiving Day — celebrated with a splendid parade in Manhattan and family gatherings, and it serves as the red-carpet gateway to the holiday season.
For Yankees third baseman Chase Headley and his wife, Casey, Thursday will simply be a continuation of giving thanks that their 5-year-old son Colt is healthy.
It’s a ritual the parents have experienced often since July, when Colt developed a post-surgery infection and was rushed to a New York-area hospital for an emergency operation.